Pradoxa thomensis
| Pradoxa thomensis | |
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| Shell of Pradoxa thomensis (paratype at MNHN, Paris) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Muricidae |
| Genus: | Pradoxa |
| Species: | P. thomensis
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| Pradoxa thomensis (Fernandes & Rolan, 1990)
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Paradoxa thomensis Fernandes & Rolan, 1990 | |
Pradoxa thomensis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.[2]
The specific name thomensis refers to the island of São Tomé, where the species is found.[3]
Distribution
[edit]Pradoxa thomensis occurs on the islands of São Tomé and Príncipe.[3][1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Gasgoigne, A. (1996). "Paradoxa thomensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species: e.T16084A5380601. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1996.RLTS.T16084A5380601.en.
- ^ Pradoxa thomensis (Fernandes & Rolan, 1990). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 16 December 2018.
- ^ a b Houart R. & Rolán E. 2012. The genus Pradoxa Fernandes & Rolán, 1993 (Gastropoda: Muricidae) in São Tomé, Príncipe and Annobón. Iberus, 30(1): 1–14.. World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved December 2018.
- Fernandes F. & Rolán E. 1990. Nuevo género y nuevas especies de la familia Buccinidae Rafinesque, 1815 (Mollusca, Neogastropoda) en la isla de São Tomé. Bollettino Malacologico, 25: 9-12
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